Drama Assignment

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ENGLISH 1001
NAME(S): Cameron Schneider and Kathleen Cronin
– AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY GENRES
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Rick Najera – Captured by Feministas AND You Know How to Whistle, Don’t You?


1) What genre is each play? Explain why.

· Captured by Feministas =
Tragicomedy: It ends abruptly with no absolutes which means in this case we don’t know if he got shot, but it was hilarious.




· You Know How to Whistle, Don’t You? =
Melodrama: She is complaining about how guys treat her, and she is a slut.





2) How does his choice of diction affect your reading of the plays? Be specific in your response. Use examples as support.
He uses a lot of very common speech that can be understood by a variety of people. The words are descriptive so you know that the person who is talking is passionate about what they are saying.





3) What is the theme for each play? Provide reasons to support your answer.
~Captured by Feministas: Reformation

~You Know How to Whistle, Don’t You? Desperation and longing for attention.






4) Define the antagonist and protagonist in each play. Explain how you know.
Antagonist: Girls
Protagonist: Guy

Antagonist: Guy
Protagonist: Girl



5) What is your opinion of each play?
This guy is kind of an ass he does not even believe the things that he is saying and he is just trying to get away from the girls and not get shot. It is a funny play though and resembles guys actual thoughts. We really liked the play

She is degrading women. It was not a happy play and we really didn’t enjoy it very much.